My entry for Spring 2013:
Name: Random Containment
Finished : ~68"square
Category: Throw quilt
I had done a tutorial on random piecing for the Saskatoon Modern Quilt Guild and then wondered what to do with the product. I ordered up some Kona Ash and decided to let my random pieces all where they may, so to speak. To give the centre a little something, I improv pieced all the scraps. The result is that this quilt ended up with less than a full handful of trimmings and scraps leftover! Yay!
I wanted this piece to embrace "modern"as much as possible so I went with very dense quilting using 40w orange thread and mostly organic straight lines. I figured that the irregularity of the straight-ish lines would add more texture than pin-straight. And I'd be less likely to tear my hair out trying to achieve pin-straight.
The back is pieced entirely with scraps and stash.
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| The early stages... |
It's also a challenge to get things done on a deadline when the sun is finally shining and your sewing space is wee.
And just a reminder.... Check the back of your work frequently. Trust me. Ripping ten 68" lines.... not terribly fun. Picking up tiny threads from ripping ten 68" lines - even less fun. Thank heavens for lint brushes!
Thanks for stopping by! Thank you, too, to Amy and the wonderful sponsors of this festival. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. :-)
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Hi Carly! This is fantastic quilt! Orange and purple are unusual but great couple! Wow, that quilting! Backing is also wonderful! x Teje
ReplyDeletePS. I found your blog when you entered first time.
Love, love, love! Great quilt Carly!
ReplyDeleteI love these colors, fabrics and design layout. I also like the pieced backing and the straight line quilting in the orange thread. Well done! Thanks for sharing on QBF ... :) Pat
ReplyDeleteI know you rock at improv! You are so amazing and so inspirational!
ReplyDeleteThis is great! I am a big fan of purple and orange together and yours looks gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYay! I knew you would have a gorgeous entry. I found your blog through one of the quilt festivals as it is. Love the whole quilt, and especially that middle block. Great colours!!
ReplyDeleteI love it!! I am working on some straight line quilting too and let me just say, you are awesome! Even if you had to unpick a bunch, your lines are amazing. It is hard to wrangle quilts under our machines and then sew a zillion lines. My hat is off to you. It is just lovely!
ReplyDeleteReallly cool Carly (and you just had to get a hockey plug in there, right? hahahaha) And can I say how much I adore those hedgehogs. Super cute!
ReplyDeleteMuito linda! sua improvisação ficou ótima! Deve ser muito difícil costurar algo tão grande!Parabéns!
ReplyDeleteUm abraço!
Egléa
Nice! Love the purple and grey and the orange quilting.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting and commenting on my "Joy/Love" Quilt.
Very nice. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteCarol
This is wonderful quilt. I like the perfect balance between the piecing and the kona ash. Your quilting lines are excellent and impressive in orange!! Love your backing too.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great quilt - I love the color palette! And I've totally done to the back way too many times!
ReplyDeleteLove the color and the quilting! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThe modern look along with the contrasting colors makes for a wonderful quilt. Straight lines - wow, talk about patience as well!
ReplyDeleteLove it, Carly! It's tres hip ... and beautiful, too!
ReplyDeleteLove it! The straight-line quilting looks great!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool, it takes my breath away. As in anxiety!
ReplyDeleteYour quilts just push right up against my comfort level. Why is that? Is that intentional? LOL!
Love, love, love the quilting, I just can't imagine doing it and having it come out so perfect. Very, very coo, Carly, you've outdone yourselfl!
So love the organic quilting and your colours are fantastic, great work!
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful quilt. It has come together so well. Lots of hours in that quilting!!
ReplyDeleteI remember when you did the tutorial, Carly. The quilt turned out so awesome! I love love the quilting!!!
ReplyDeleteI love this improv and I really like your quilting too :)
ReplyDeleteOoh love it! That quilting looks amazing! Seriously great quilt Carly.
ReplyDeleteVery spectacular, i love this:)))
ReplyDeleteLove the colour, love the quilting!!! So awesome!
ReplyDeleteAlways such a good read Carly. Your quilting is beautiful and I know how long that takes. On my last quilt, I quilted the top corner to the back. Bummer. Enjoy the festival
ReplyDeletevery nice quilt. thank you for showing your process, it's fun to see. And I recognize that struggle with the bunching on the back. Have you tried spray basting? I've never gone back to pins. I love your negative space. What gray is that? and your choice of quilting thread is fun too.
ReplyDeletejust fabulous.
ReplyDeleteI really love the scrappiness of this quilt. The colors all play so nicely together. You did a beautiful job.
ReplyDeletexo -E
This is a fabulous quilt. I like you you explained your process if making it too
ReplyDeleteLove the composition and the quilting is amazing. Great job!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt! I love purple, but would never pair it with orange. However, your quilt looks great, the quilting helps tie everything together, and the neutrals help balance the bright colors.
ReplyDeleteyour quilt is beautiful. I feel for you having to unpick so many rows, what a nuisance - at least it wasn't white thread on white. Did you use alternate direction for each new quilting row?
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful! Love the colors, the randomness in the center, the orange straight-line quilting (and the hedgehog print on the back!). Really cool!
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful quilt. The composition and the color selections are just perfect.
ReplyDeleteLove the straight line quilting and using the orange thread-wow!!
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful! These blocks remind me of Jacquie Gering's work - fun and fabulous improv! And, her fav color is orange. :)
ReplyDeleteMi piace tantissimo!
ReplyDeleteCiao dall'Italia!
Love the quilting and the central improv piece. Well done.
ReplyDeleteHi, Carly. The random certainly gives interesting design options. Lovely fabrics you used and the quilting is perfect--so effective. You prove that it's not a quilt until it's quilted! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and commenting.
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nadia
Lovely quilting. Did it take you long? (apart from the unpicking) I love the colours too.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comments on my quilt.
This is a great modern quilt - love the use of the 'ash' as a background. I'm keen on the organic quilting. Did you swap which end you started at?
ReplyDeleteOnce again a great quilt. I remember your entry last year. It was great.
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This is fantastic, Carly! I love everything about this quilt -- the colours, the layout, the quilting! LOVE it!
ReplyDeleteI love it. Your Randomness(such a word) is what pulled me into the quilt. Love the colors also. Great job
ReplyDeleteFabulous! The randomness in piecing is something that always makes a quilt more interesting, in my opinion. ;o) I love it! You've given me a whole new appreciation of the colour (can you tell I'm also Canadian? ;o) purple. Looks smashing with pops of orange and set into Kona Ash. Wow. It's eye candy!
ReplyDeleteI love it - the central block is incredible!
ReplyDeleteloving purple and improv right now ...this is fantastic!xoxo
ReplyDeleteThe negative space from the Kona Ash really makes the rest of the quilt pop, I'm so impressed!
ReplyDeleteGreat finish!! I love the hedgehog fabric!! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt! I love how it fits together, and it would be lovely to be able to use such a great quilt. THe purples are so nice together!
ReplyDeleteLove the random improvviness of this, oh, and that you did it while watching the hockey :oD
ReplyDeleteA beautiful modern quilt. Love how you quilted it!
ReplyDeleteWow is this a beauty! I love the quilting and would never have guessed that you didn't mark them with a ruler.
ReplyDeleteThe orange and purple together are terrific! Nice job!
Love the colours! Just visiting from Shari's blog and was intrigued by the name of your blog :-)
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty finish, Carly, after seeing that wonderful random piecing tutorial you did. The quilt colors are great, and your straight line quilting is so nice. I can tell you spent a lot of time doing it. I've just discovered (used for the first time) 505 basting spray, and may never go back to pin-basting again, unless it's necessary. So much more freedom for FMQing without having to stop to unpin pins. Thanks for sharing your finish. It's just great.
ReplyDeleteI just love the playfulness in your quilt! Random, but not. Lots to keep the eye happy. And that hedgehog fabric - too cute!!!! My granddaughter would faint with pleasure if she saw that :*)
ReplyDeleteLove the colors in this quilt and the random piecing is so fun. This is really a perfect way to use up colorful scraps. And the straight line quilting looks so good.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteKona Ash is one of my favorites! I really love the straight line quilting on this. I too have had to rip out quilting like this and it is not fun... It seems like straight lines should be easier than they are!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. Love the use of colour, and the straight line quilting is perfect for this quilt!
ReplyDeleteI love the floating effect of these blocks! Such a lovely quilt! :)
ReplyDeleteI have been LOVING purple lately, which is odd because it has never been a favorite color of mine. But I am glad to see it in your quilt with the gray and orange - such an awesome color combination!
ReplyDeleteLove the colors and your quilting! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous! I love the abstract-ness of it, and the red/orange thrown in!
ReplyDeleteGreat finish! Your colors are wonderful.:)
ReplyDeletelove the colors, isn't it a wonder what thread does for quilting? Yours is really lovely.
ReplyDeleteI love it! My brain sees something different everytime I look at the improv blocks, from a map of the world to blobs of spilled jam. Two questions: what does the quilt feel like once it's so densely quilted? and, what do you use the spoon for during basting? :)
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome quilt! I love how organically it came together. I feel like I need to embrace randomness a bit more in my projects if this is the kind of result I could achieve. Question: What are you using there to hold the quilt in a roll while you are doing the actual quilting? I need whatever that is!
ReplyDeleteWell done! I'm in awe of your straight-line quilting Isn't it the WORST when you discover puckers. such a time suck. But a beautiful result!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning quilt! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteWow, what a great quilt! And I really enjoyed your improv tutorial too. That's a great way to start playing with it. The quilting looks fab! I never would have thought to use orange thread - love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my blog and commenting!
All those quilting lines look really good!
ReplyDeleteI just love the colours you used for this quilt.
ReplyDeleteThat's a stunning quilt, I love those ombré fabrics in the mix, and the quilting sure took some dedication, well done!
ReplyDeleteSeriously gorgeous! I love the colors. You did a great job. :)
ReplyDeleteLove the purple and grey! What a great combo of fabrics.
ReplyDeleteun choix de couleurs peu communes et un résultat époustouflant ,félicitations
ReplyDeleteHow stunning! I love the look of this quilt!
ReplyDeleteLove the fabrics and the quilting on the quilt. I have sewn folds into the back of a quilt before, but I was free motion quilting bubbles. Taking the time to pick out all that thread is annoying to say the least. Stunning quilt.
ReplyDeleteThis quilt looks awesome! Great way to use up all the scraps!
ReplyDeleteGoing forward I'm doing this with my quilts as well.
Oh, picking up quilting definitely not fun!
Your final product looks awesome though!
Fantastic. I love it. I especially love the linear quilting.
ReplyDeleteIt's really lovely! Purple is something that I struggle to embrace, as well!
ReplyDeleteReally pretty! I love the purple with the orange. Not a color combo I use but definitely looks great.
ReplyDeleteLove the colors in this quilt! I think the quilting looks great as well! Good work!
ReplyDeleteThat combination of color is striking. Everything is so orderly then the disorder in the middle. I love the way it works. Well done!!
ReplyDeleteAnn
I can't believe I haven't commented on this yet! I love this so much!
ReplyDelete1. Hand over the hedgehogs - pretty pleeeeease!!! They are too awesome. 2. The piece in the middle of your quilt - the large purple tie dyed looking one - I am in love with this. It totally draws me in. 3. Who are you cheering for?
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely love this quilt. The hedgehog fabric is adorable. And I love that you quilted it in orange!
ReplyDeleteOrange and purple, complimentary colours, how very citric/sugar of you! I think the orange thread was a bold and inspired choice. I'd like to see more boldness in quilts at the moment, and this hints at that. Great work!
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome .... I would like for you to stop, you're very clever :-)
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